Interview with Cynthia Walton-Jackson, March 17, 2016, Madison, Wisconsin
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Walton-Jackson, Cynthia
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Dija Manly interviews Cynthia Walton-Jackson on March 17, 2016. Walton-Jackson tells of her family moving to Madison from Alabama in the fall of 1968, as well as her experience growing up on the north side of Madison, and attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison as an undergraduate. She also discusses her work with the Madison Public School system, her children's experience growing up in Madison as compared to her own, as well as prevalent racial disparity and equity issues in Madison.This interview is part of an oral history series done of residents of Madison on changes affecting the African-American community, beginning around the 1960s and continuing through to 2016. Three Madison high school students were trained in oral history techniques then interviewed black residents who had resided in the city for at least 20-40 years. In the interviews, students asked about four broad areas: 1) family history; 2) education; 3) work history; 4) and issues affecting the Black
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